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Produced by M-G-M Production Chief Dore Schary,* the film begins by picturing the petty domestic frictions and foibles of Joe Smith (James Whitmore), a California aircraft worker, his pregnant wife (Nancy Davis) and their ten-year-old son (Gary Gray). Joe is sympathetic but short-tempered; he chafes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Pictures, Jul. 10, 1950 | 7/10/1950 | See Source »

Hard-hitting, trigger-tempered Ted Williams thinks most sportwriters ride him unjustly and that the fans-especially Boston fans-are a loud, unappreciative lot. "I will never," he likes to repeat, "tip my cap to them!" Last week during a doubleheader with Detroit in Boston's Fenway Park, Ted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Sorry, Fellows! | 5/22/1950 | See Source »

Young Salom's questions about the valley were tempered with a hard-earned skepticism. He knew Tibet; his father had been killed there. But the persistent peddler's picture of the fabulous valley, "a place where you can belong," made him decide to set out.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: No Shangri-La | 5/22/1950 | See Source »

Bogdan, the right-handed ace of the Crusaders, specializes in speed, tempered with good control. He fanned 14 in the Purple's 8 to 2 win over Brown.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Freshman Nine Meets Cross at Home Today | 5/17/1950 | See Source »

A classically flamboyant latino, Gonzalez is vivacious, gay and hot-tempered (he once threw an inkpot at a congressional opponent). He functions in perpetual excitement, moving from desk to desk, room to room, city to city. As President, he has sailed south to lay claim in person to a big...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHILE: Samba-Dancing Salesman | 4/17/1950 | See Source »

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